Dan Marino

When lost in the wilderness, which is where the Miami Dolphins have been for over a decade, it is important to stop and take inventory of your surroundings before determining your next move.

I’m not sure Dolphins owner Steve Ross has done that recently. And typically, when people in power do get around to it, the assessment comes a season too late, after the Dolphins have gone another mile in the wrong direction.

That is what this 5-5 season feels like, one mistake to justify another.

This bye week, which comes before the final six games of the season, is the perfect time to take inventory of where this franchise is.

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